The “waves” in the seas are often a source of merriment and joy. Feeling the splash of the waters give us a feeling of relief and comfort. Diving in the deep waters and discovering the beauty of marine life is an awesome experience. All these and more are the emotions captured in “Ebb and Flow: Return to Nature”, an exhibition of the best and distinctive paintings, prints, photography and sculptures at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati, Philippines. These artworks are also available in the website of the EU Delegation to the Philippines.
Curated by César Caballero, the exhibition also counts with works by Kizel Cotiw-an (Philippines), Ramon and Romania Diaz (Philippines and Italy), Louis Dumont (Belgium), Henri Etéve (France), Jeanette Kamphuis (Sweden), Radha Makitalo (Finland), Fara Manuel Nolasco (Philippines), Ann Pamintuan (Philippines), René Reiter (Germany), and Viviana Riccelli (Italy). The “Ebb and Flow: Return to Nature” exhibition is part of the Viva Europa 2022 cultural festival, which aims to highlight shared European cultural heritage with Filipinos. This is also in celebration of the founding of the EU. The exhibition fittingly coincides with the EU Green Week (30 May to 5 June) and the UN Ocean’s Conference (Lisbon, 27 June to 1 July 2022).
H.E. Ambassador Luc Véron said that the title of the exhibition “Ebb and Flow” is an invitation to meditation. “An invitation to meditate on life. No life without water. Yet, as we, sailors, know very well, water is indomitable. Our planet is blue, yet man cannot conquer the ocean. We are just its humble servants”.
The exhibition is an initiative of the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines and the Yuchengco Museum, Embassies of Belgium, Germany, Spain (together with Instituto Cervantes Manila), France (together with Alliance Francaise de Manille), Italy (together with the Philippine Italian Association and Galleria Duemila), Finland, Sweden, and artists from the University of the Philippines, Baguio City.
